New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-07
FOB CAUSING FARRISFS DEATH.
TWO ASYLUM ATTENDANTS INDICTED

COyTINUINC THE INVESTIGATION AT WARDS
IsLAxD-MANY WITH SsEs Examined.
James McHugh AMI Patrick cary. the attendants at
the Wards Island Insane Asylum who charged with
cansng tho death of George Parrish patient at the
asylum werc Indicted yesterday by the Grand Jury for
manslaughter in the first degree They were arragned
Recorder 5myth and pleaded not guilty The case
against them win soon be called for trial.
The nyestic alton the OF tho asylum by
the Insane Of the State Board of Chart
ties was continued yesterday at the asylum. The ting
Fidelity left Twenty -sixthst at o45 a M Ga board
were the members OF the investigating committee Oscar
Craig chairman; j. Milhan and Edward Foster Prcsi-
dent simmons Of the Board OF Charities ana Correction:
Commissioner Porter, Attorney Mas:en appearing for
the local board; and Attorney Wheeler for the COM
mittee.
President Simmons was called to the stand to answer
few questions He was first asked statements In
gard TO farm Long Island The farm was bought,
he said two years ago. Board Of Estimate had
fused money for its improvement and for enargng the
facilities for patients Recently $4,000 had been OBJ
tanned Money needed for dsposing Of sewage, for
water supply temporary buildings, etc Alien paupers
we're disposed OF as fast possible through Dr. Hoyt
Of the State Board State paupers were also sent 10 Iner
proper places by DIR. Hoyt
Mr. craig-How you through the wards OF
'1 Sr smusons-I can't say I have through all Of
them; DO not always 20 through violent wards and the
oDo ycu have all the rooms opened. and you open all
the beds that they clean Al can'ts inst
sym and have not thought necessary 70
tu examination that you mention.
of expenditures were made in writing every three
months but did not contain emzet accounts OF tne ex
made When estimates made for the Board OF Appor-
tionnent they made for all the institution. under the
charge Of the commissioners In the aggregate not Tor
each Institution separately
DIN your opinion the failure the Board OF Ap
due to want Of information needs Al DO not
think 40 do not crtcse Apportionment bnt
thay 10
asylum
Commissioner Porter testified to the efforts that had
made adequate appropriations saying;
feel that so far az concerned have done
duty; not blaming tho Board of ApOorsiOn
william s. Corwiu, Inspector of groceries and pro-
Visions testified:
examine the sooSs on their arrival and sos they are equal
70 the ena5 ,hns am qualified to , 60 TIM fGs 5sc
sr.t hsS this oce .o%e q The
pSs sI''f sss Hs's W esr y
sample: sis and me tas have come nS
6uteras but for the real butter mas been
.s ss . 81 ss5 Ss s:
and .s ne ana 'sn s y s tor
since have been in this oaee Mr. Porter spd
ceary has somsnes passed goods have T,ecied BY
Of Se soc on
my expenses.
After recess Dr. macdonald. superintendent OF
Asylums, answered few questions to alien parpers
Desututen In strange country, was great oause or
insanity he believed Commissioner Porter defended the
action OF the board In accepting the rejected oonee Mr.
Wheeler showed note from Charles Emra one OF the
former patients who has already testified stating that
one OF the patients confined In the asylum was
Gustav Enhof whose father wished 10 get him out and
father sayipg that boy yet Cured and he did
not wish to take him away The boy was caledSnd tess
fed as follows:
NY name Is Gustav Emhof; father Is Charles Emhof
Of on and MN st and
second-ave remember how whom came woulhnt
have been treated kindly aDd am better
would like to out new nv father saie he would IKE 70
take talked with Dr. frantmAD, Anu ne SAID No
would Yet me 10 out soon.
Dr. Macdonald said that the boy properly commit
ted the asylum and making progress toward re-
covery. Frederick A Cushman, purchasing agent for
the commissioners testified 70 the methods OF buying
ton double the amount OF ID cents person, a. stat
ed by previous witness.
o-Do you think possible feed sick persens properly
for fifteen cents dayf Al should think wa
very small sum-
Bernard Gormley. dockmaster for the Department OF
Charities and Correction testified that II was his duty TO
examine meat, fish aud milk. He had been butcher
for thirty years He thought that the meat furnished
tesahed a to the methods Of obtaining supplies. and
said that many goods came In at times when Mr. Cor
WIN could not possibly inspect them
T. II sandfOra patient about to be discharged was
when he came he WAS ply scally broken down II he
received any Entertainments he would not have lasted
long. he about the meanest patient they had,
Quarrelsome and ready to retaate on the least iOag
ihary offence. He thought the food was good enough
considering the class Of patienA He understood that
he froe and this testimony recognizing
that fact The doctor almost always present When
patients were bathed, aud two were baihed In tho
same water. He had seen cruelties OF any kind
practised on patients
The committee then adjourned till 10 a M. to-day.